Continue to stay focused and committed to the students that walk into your classroom daily. Our students should come in every morning expecting to be challenged and focused on learning. It is crucial that we as educators have high expectations for them; high expectations for their behavior as well as academically.
It is critical that we hold high expectations for ourselves as well as the students we teach. High expectations include establishing procedures and guidelines ahead of time, having a plan and direction for learning, and being on time. Another way to put it might be respecting yourself, your team mates and your school. Speaking of high expectations; we all have our bag of tricks, some might hear me talk about this often, let's make sure when we reach for those tricks in such a manner that we don't accidentally pull out a trick that will cause harm to a student or create a hardship in the classroom. Great teachers utilize their bag once or twice a day; others reach for that bag to the point where they lose their effectiveness. When these tricks lose their effectiveness we run the risk of bringing revenge, sarcasm, and yelling into the classroom. All of us agree these are not the key ingredients to making a successful classroom environment or a place where learning takes place.
Keep Ms. Perry, Ms. Johnson and Ms. Lindsey in your thoughts. Let's have a great week.
2014 - 2015 Committees:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiU29FazU0VEVJWjQ/edit?usp=sharing
2014 - 2015 Peer Observation:
The peer observation window opened Friday September 26, 2014. I will check periodically to see how everyone is doing on their observations. Please use the link below to find out your partner.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiTHVIdDRnbUNNWnJHMElhR2xfeHNyOGVXajdF/edit?usp=sharing
Peer Observation Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiNXVnZVA1U0Jza2s/view?usp=sharing
The peer observation window opened Friday September 26, 2014. I will check periodically to see how everyone is doing on their observations. Please use the link below to find out your partner.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiTHVIdDRnbUNNWnJHMElhR2xfeHNyOGVXajdF/edit?usp=sharing
Peer Observation Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiNXVnZVA1U0Jza2s/view?usp=sharing
Showcase Schedule for Monthly Rise and Shine:
In order for everyone to take a more active role in the Monthly Awards I am asking that each grade level participate in the showcase portion of the Rise and Shine. Everyone on campus will have a month to show the rest of the school what's great about your classes. You can have your students sing, dance, demonstrate, share... Have fun with it!
August: P.E./Music
September: Office Staff
October: Library/Media
November: First Grade
December: Pre-Kindergarten
January: Fourth Grade
February: Kindergarten
March: Third Grade
April: P.E./Music
May: Second Grade
Oklahoma State Blueprints:
In order for everyone to take a more active role in the Monthly Awards I am asking that each grade level participate in the showcase portion of the Rise and Shine. Everyone on campus will have a month to show the rest of the school what's great about your classes. You can have your students sing, dance, demonstrate, share... Have fun with it!
November: First Grade
December: Pre-Kindergarten
January: Fourth Grade
February: Kindergarten
March: Third Grade
April: P.E./Music
May: Second Grade
Oklahoma State Blueprints:
Available accommodations for the OCCT:
A quick guide to standards and assessments:
- English Language Arts: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Mathematics: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Science: 2014-2015 school year – begin transition to science standards adopted into rule in June 2014; PASS-aligned assessments for grades 5, 8, and Biology 1 for high school for 2014-2105 and 2015-2016 school years.
- Social Studies: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies as adopted in 2012; All four social studies assessments are OAS-aligned in Grades 5, 7, and 8, as well as high school U.S. History. All four assessments will be fully operational in 2014-2015.
- Fine Arts: 2014-2015 school year – transition to new standards adopted by law in June of 2014, The annual district arts assessment report will be due at the Oklahoma State Department of Education the end of May 2015.
- World Languages: 2014-15 school year – PASS standards, no state assessment. New standards will be written beginning fall 2014.
- Personal Financial Literacy: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy as adopted in 2008, no state assessment.
- Health/Safety Education: 2014-2015 school year – PASS Standards, no state assessment.
- Kindergarten: 2014-2015 school year – PASS standards, no state assessments.
- PreKindergarten: 2014-2015 PASS standards; no state assessments.
Hayes Elementary Academic goals for 2014-2015:
- All students WILL achieve academically.
- Increase OCCT Reading scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase OCCT Mathematics scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase OCCT Writing scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase the number of students who qualify for promotion in RSA by 25%
- Decrease Suspensions by 25%
- School wide overall attendance to 96%
- Faculty attendance to 98%
Videos Worth Watching:
Articles Worth Reading:
11 Fascinating Funeral Traditions From Around The Globe - via @TEDTalks
Sustaining Outdated Practices Will Not Transform Schools - via @E_Sheninger
New Jersey Teachers Lead the Way in Expecting More from Students - via @usedgov
Minneapolis' Worst Teachers are in the Poorest Schools, Data Show - via @StarTribune
In Wash. School Tragedy, Shooter Defies 'Typical' Stereotype - via @educationweek
Teacher's don't like doing busy work, Why would students?
Low-income students are more likely to drop out of high school. We're working to make sure ALL students succeed. - via @usedgov
Why I Hope for Joy! - via @jmsprincipal
Why I'm Voting for Joe Dorman - via @okeducation
Why We Will Need to Defend the Office of State Superintendent - via @brettdokc
A Simple Lesson - via @pernilleripp
The Value of Connecting the Dots to Create "Real Learning" - via @MindShiftKQED
36 Pinterest Ideas for Teaching Kids to use Textual Evidence - via @WeAreTeachers
Weekly Look Ahead:
Monday November 3, 2014 - Normal school day, Unannounced Observation cycle continues. Peer Observations continue. After school tutorials.
Tuesday November 4, 2014 - Normal school day, 6th Grade PAL, Character Counts. Grade level meetings during planning period (Lots to cover.). NO afterschool meeting due to election day!!! GO VOTE!
Wednesday November 5, 2014 - Normal school day, Passport Health from 8:00am to 10:00am
Thursday November 6, 2014 - Normal school day, after school tutorials, Safety Committee Meeting from 7:30am to 8:00am in the Hayes Library.
Friday November 7, 2014 - Spirit day.
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